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Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

Answer

Data on the number of defendants aged 10 to 17 years who were found guilty at all courts for the offence of being drunk and disorderly, broken down by gender and London court area for the years 1996-2005, are provided in the table.Additionally, suspects age 16 or over may be issued with a Penalty Notice Disorder (PND) for drunk and disorderly behaviour. Paying the penalty discharges all liability to conviction of the offence.In Greater London there were 51 PNDs issued to males aged 16 to 17 in 2004 for being drunk and disorderly in a public place, with four issued to females. These figures rose to 74 for males and 10 for females in 2005. Detailed information on court proceedings including convictions, cautions and PNDs for 2006 will be published in the autumn of 2007.

Number of defendants aged 10 to 17 found guilty at all courts for being guilty while drunk of disorderly behaviour, by London court area 1996-2007¹,²,³
	Male
London court area	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
City of London police
Guildhall Justice Rooms	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total City of London police	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Metropolitan police
Inner London
Bow Street	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge	—	—	1	2	—	2	6	2	1	1
Greenwich and Woolwich	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Highbury Corner	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Western	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	—	—	—
Thames	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	3	2	—
West London	—	—	1	4	1	3	6	4	5	—
Inner London Juvenile Courts	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Outer London
Barking and Dagenham	1	4	—	—	1	—	2	5	1	—
Barnet	—	—	—	1	—	2	3	—	—	—
Bexley	3	2	1	1	5	1	3	10	3	1
Brent	1	1	2	—	2	2	—	2	—	—
Bromley	—	2	—	—	2	11	4	5	1	1
Croydon	—	3	1	3	5	2	2	3	2	—
Ealing	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	2	3	1
Enfield	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Haringey	1	1	—	—	2	—	—	1	—	—
Harrow	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	—	—
Havering	2	1	3	2	1	4	9	7	7	—
Hillingdon	—	—	4	2	4	5	5	3	7	1
Hounslow	2	4	4	2	2	2	1	2	2	—
Kingston-upon-Thames	1	4	—	1	2	3	2	4	1	3
Merton	6	3	1	3	—	7	4	2	2	—
Newham	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	—	—
Redbridge	3	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Richmond upon Thames	1	1	2	8	5	11	2	—	3	—
Sutton	1	2	3	4	5	2	3	2	—	3
Waltham Forest	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Total Metropolitan police	29	31	25	36	40	63	56	61	42	12
Total Greater London	29	31	26	36	40	63	56	61	42	12

	Female
London court area	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
City of London police
Guildhall Justice Rooms	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total City of London police	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Metropolitan police
Inner London
Bow Street	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Camberwell Green/Tower Bridge	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1
Greenwich and Woolwich	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Highbury Corner	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
South Western	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Thames	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West London	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Inner London Juvenile Courts	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Outer London
Barking and Dagenham	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Barnet	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—
Bexley	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	2	1	—
Brent	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bromley	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Croydon	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ealing	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Enfield	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Haringey	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1
Harrow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Havering	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	1	—	1
Hillingdon	1	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	1	1	—
Hounslow	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Kingston-upon-Thames	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—
Merton	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	—
Newham	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Redbridge	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Richmond upon Thames	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—
Sutton	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	2
Waltham Forest	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total Metropolitan police	1	1	2	2	3	5	3	6	8	9	7
Total Greater London	1	1	2	2	3	5	3	6	8	9	7
¹ Source: Court proceedings database—Office for Criminal Justice Reform.
² These data are provided on the principal offence basis.
³ Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

153539; 463 c1820-4W

Session

2006-07

Subjects

Crime Alcoholic drinks Greater London Misuse Young people

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